Interest Rates

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress" on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 17, 2018.

Fed will cut interest rates, Wall Street says. But how much and when?

James Langford · June 21, 2019 4:05 am

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the economy is in a "good place" at the moment with low unemployment and inflation rising toward the Fed's optimal range.

Fed leaves interest rates alone, resisting Trump’s pressure for a cut

James Langford · June 19, 2019 6:01 pm

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, Wednesday, May 1, 2019, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

For long-term stability, the Fed should not lower rates

Quin Hillyer · June 18, 2019 10:59 pm

Jerome Powell sits in the audience before being called to testify during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Don’t count on the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates next week

James Langford · June 13, 2019 5:28 pm

FILE- In this Aug. 9, 2018, photo a manager of a financial services store in Ballwin, Mo., counts cash being paid to a client as part of a loan. The nation's federal financial watchdog has announced its plans to roll back most of its consumer protections governing the payday lending industry. It's the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's first rollback of regulations under its new Director, Kathy Kraninger, who took over the bureau late last year.

Payday loans are debt traps by design

Diane Standaert · June 10, 2019 4:00 am

Trump likely to win his interest-rate cut after dour jobs data

James Langford · June 7, 2019 6:40 pm

Richard Clarida

Fed vice chairman sees economy in ‘a good place’ for 2019

Colin Wilhelm · May 30, 2019 6:14 pm

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, speaks as the Federal Reserve Board holds a meeting to discuss proposed rules to modify the enhanced prudential standard framework for large banking organizations, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington.

Fed Gov. Lael Brainard declares ‘new normal,’ calls for higher inflation and tighter regulation

Colin Wilhelm · May 16, 2019 7:19 pm

Summer Zervos and Donald Trump.

Socialist mindset: Nationalize and infantilize

Washington Examiner · May 13, 2019 4:00 am

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders

AOC and Sanders call for capping credit card interest rates at 15%

Colin Wilhelm · May 9, 2019 5:14 pm

Veterans check out a variety of booths offering job information and employment help during the Job Fair at the Marion VA Medical Center in Marion, Ind., on Wednesday, May 2, 2018.

April jobs blowout keeps Fed rate cut out of Trump’s grasp

James Langford · May 3, 2019 8:01 pm

The atrium of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is shown in D.C.

Five for the Fed: A handful of people Trump may select for a seat

Rob Crilly · May 3, 2019 6:03 pm